Deputy Mayor Lynn Burns, a regular volunteer at Wansbeck Valley Food Bank, presented the charity with a donation on behalf of the Town Council. Wansbeck Valley Food Bank was set up to prevent and/or relieve poverty or financial hardship by providing food parcels to those in need. Cllr Burns stated ‘the Food Bank is a […]
The Little Gem Arts and Crafts Gallery, a not-for-profit charity, were successful in obtaining grant support from the Town Council to the amount of £854. The monies will be used to buy retail shelving to establish an arts supplies shop within the existing gallery. The charity is hopeful that by selling arts supplies to their […]
7th January (6:15 pm) is ‘run with a club’ night at Ashington Hirst Running Club. It’s all free to attend. They will have all their usual sessions/groups on this includes; run/walk, run groups, effort sessions and “technical tuesday”. The running club have about 20 coaches/run leaders on hand. The night includes warm up, the run […]
A special New Years Day Parkrun at Newbiggin by the Sea saw 576 take part in the superb 5K route (100 up on last year). 174 were first timers and runners from 65 different running clubs took part. Parkrun tourists were welcomed from far and wide: Ackworth, Berwick, Cambridge, Glasgow, Hampsthwaite, Horsforth, Lancaster, London, Lake […]
Hundreds of competitors braved the chilly North Sea to enjoy the annual Newbiggin Boxing Day Dip despite poor weather conditions including strong winds and rough seas. The large crowds estimated to exceed 1000 on the beach and over 200 hardy souls who braved the sea were up on last year’s count thanks to this established tradition of Boxing […]
Newbiggin Town Council awarded Newbiggin by the Sea Genealogy Project with a large grant of £2792.11 towards the cost of key capital items required for the new Family History Centre located on Front Street. Hilton commented ‘Newbiggin Family History Centre is a unique place & our database of more than 35,000 ‘people who have ever […]
People in Northumberland are being asked for their views on the future shape of library services in Northumberland.The county council has launched a public consultation, which went live on Wednesday 18 Dec, asking for people to submit their comments and ideas of how the service should be delivered in the future.The consultation is open to […]
We have received notification from Northumberland County Council to alert of a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order as follows: 114607678 B1334 North Seaton Road, Newbiggin B1334 North Seaton Road Newbiggin-by-the-sea Colas Ltd – Southbound Road closure to facilitate widening of the existing carriageway outside Sandy Bay Caravan Park Order is valid; 30/09/2019-29/12/2019 & 06/01/2020-28/02/2020 Road is expected […]
Our town centre office is located at 76 Front Street. The office will be open to the public between 9:00 am and 12:00 noon Monday to Friday.
